Intolerance vs allergic (Re: Re: fat percentage of diet)

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Not always. The scientific literature now uses " casein intolerant "

and " gluten intolerant " because they are more precise terms than

" allergy " and, I believe, coupled with a different response to exposure.

It is not unusual for some people to misunderstand " dairy allergy " as

" lactose intolerance " .

-jennifer

On Aug 13, 2009, at 12:30 PM, Jeanmarie Todd wrote:

> " Intolerance " usually refers to lactose intolerance, while

> " intolerance " to casein, etc., is usually referred to as an allergy.

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> On Aug 13, 2009, at 5:34 AM, Steinbachs wrote:

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> > Some with dairy intolerance are actually intolerant to casein - a

> > protein that is present also in goat's milk and still has the same

> > effect on the very sensitive individuals.

> > -jennifer

> >

> > On Aug 13, 2009, at 2:06 AM, Holt wrote:

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